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HOMETOWN: Potomac, Md.

BORN: April 16, 1963

FAMILY: Wife, April McClain-Delaney; four children

EDUCATION: Columbia University, Georgetown Law

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Co-founder, co-CEO and chairman of the board of Alliance Partners. In 2011, he began Blueprint Maryland, a nonprofit that encourages private-sector job creation. Previously co-founded and was CEO of CapitalSource and co-founder, CEO and chairman of the board of HealthCare Financial Partners.

ELECTION 2012 HIGHLIGHT: Held 100 campaign events in the western part of his Maryland district.

KEY ISSUES: Employment, education, environment, energy and ethics were top issues during his campaign. Interested in creating productive jobs, including those in clean energy, and making it easier to receive loans for education. Has targeted two projects: stabilizing the housing market by assisting struggling homeowners and limiting the role of GSEs and creating a public-private partnership to support new infrastructure.

COMMITTEE: Financial Services

WHAT YOUR COLLEAGUES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU: “I take building relationships very seriously. With everyone. Coming from the private sector, people’s political affiliation was irrelevant to me, so I think I bring that to Congress also. I’m a strong Democrat, but I never defined my life before running for office in a political context.”

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Corporate vice president of mobile communications, Microsoft; vice president of marketing and store development, drugstore.com; director, Washington State Department of Revenue.

KEY ISSUES: “I hope to bring my extensive experience in the private sector to pass policies that will create a foundation for economic opportunity for all. I understand how we can help small businesses succeed, reform the Tax Code and expand infrastructure in ways that will create jobs and help our country remain competitive.”

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

WHAT YOUR COLLEAGUES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU: “I look forward to working with the new Congress, and a very diverse Congress. I bring a bunch of business and entrepreneurial experience that I hope to be able to use to get our economy back on track and get people back to work.”